Hi event announcement subscribers :-)

Here are the latest postings of ECFer's events and research and tool announcements.

To have your event, offer, invite or announcement included, email me before Sunday midnight (any time zone) as I compile them and send it out every Monday.

Upcoming events

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*TODAY (Apr 2) Online 18:00-19:00 UK: How to Lobby MPs on a shoestring budget Posted by Daniel (daniel@campaignlab.uk daniel@campaignlab.uk) *Join a one-hour interactive session to learn the fundamentals of lobbying effectively and the key tools and technology available. This introductory workshop is crafted to provide you with the essential skills to navigate the world of political advocacy, including some handy hints, tips, tools, and advice on engaging MPs.* https://lu.ma/yrs4ooub https://lu.ma/yrs4ooub*

2. *April 16th Online 10am-1pm: **SMK Campaign Carousel programme* Posted by Megan Poyiadzis (megan.poyiadzis@smk.org.uk) Interested in developing your campaigning know-how? This programme offers the essential building blocks of how to drive change. You'll have a year to complete the programme, and in that time, you'll have access to nine online workshops of your choice; two mentoring sessions with the Course Director; and three online get-togethers with other campaigners taking part. For more see https://smk.org.uk/what-we-do/training/campaign-carousel/

3. *London Campaigning 'Re-ignite' event: 6pm Wed. May 29, Jun 26 + Jul 24 https://www.meetup.com/campaigning-forum/* The MA of Media, Campaigning and Social change (U. of Westminster) in coordination with the ECF community is hosting a monthly meetup https://www.meetup.com/campaigning-forum/ at their Marylebone campus https://www.westminster.ac.uk/about-us/visit-us/marylebone. This will be ECFers, MA students, alumni and professors and allies.

4. *European Campaign Forum https://campaignforum.eu/: Oct 23-24, Berlin* The next ECF event is the European Campaign Forum in Berlin https://campaignforum.eu/ bringing together *participants from across Europe*. Not only is Berlin easy to get to by train from all over Europe, its central location means it has participants from countries all around it and beyond. It is held in English, but participants are welcome to switch to other languages if it suits the group participants.

5. *Save the date*: Campaigning Forum Oxford, *2025*: Apr 8-10

Platform announcements

1. *PostBug: send printed post to people in power *PostBug.com enables your supporters to send real printed postcards and letters from their device. For elections it can be used to nudge people to register, ensure they have the right voter id, persuade them to vote and show-up to vote. It has optional integrated fundraising so supporters pay the cost. *It's been shown to boost election turnout by 1.3% for postcards https://www.turnoutpac.org/postcards-faq/ and 3.4% for letters https://help.votefwd.org/article/34-letters-not-postcards*. See other examples and case studies at https://postbug.com (PostBug is run by FairSay)

Cheers,

Duane

PS: To have your event or announcement included, email me before Sunday midnight (any time zone) as I compile them and send it out every Monday.

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